Rehabilitation & Performance Institute and U of E Orthopaedic Residency

🤔 Have you tried strengthening but still have pain?
🤔 Do you feel “tight” no matter how much you stretch?
🤔 Do you keep dealing with the same injury over and over?

It might not be a strength issue. It might be motor control! Jessica Sizemore discusses the ins and outs of motor control in our latest blog post! Give it a read ⬇

Why Strength Isn’t Always the Problem: Understanding Motor Control | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute When people think about physical therapy, they usually think about getting stronger or stretching tight muscles. And sometimes that’s true. But a lot of the time, especially with ongoing pain or recurring injuries, strength isn’t actually the main issue. The real problem is motor control. What i...

We hear it all the time: “My pain gets worse when the weather changes.” There’s actually some truth to that—but it’s not the whole story. Understanding WHY it happens is just the beginning. Knowing what to do about it is what REALLY matters. Physical Therapist Sam Moore explains more in our latest blog post!

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Weather & Pain: Myth or Science? | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute Do you ever feel like your joints can predict a storm better than the weather app? Have you caught yourself blaming the weather for a flare-up in pain? If so, you are not alone. Many patients with joint pain report that their symptoms worsen with changes in the weather. Why does the weather impact m...

Still think lifting weights will make you too ‘bulky’? 👀 That myth is holding a lot of women back from getting stronger, healthier, and more confident. The truth might surprise you. Megan Gibson breaks this down on our latest blog post!

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Can Women Get Bulky From Strength Training? | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute I remember playing sports in middle school and high school and being afraid to lift weights because I didn’t want to “look manly.” I’d heard over and over again that girls who lifted would lose their figure and start to look like boys. As a physical therapist with a background in exercise sc...

Should kids be strength training? 🤔 It’s one of the most common questions we get—and the answer might surprise you! Jenna Gourlay breaks down what’s safe, what’s not, and how to get your child started the right way 👇

Give it a read, and share with someone who may be asking the same question!

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Is Strength Training Safe for Kids? A PT’s Advice for Parents | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute “Is strength training safe for kids? As a Physical Therapist, I get this question from parents more than any other. Since I was a physical education teacher and coach in 2010, I’ve heard many concerns about strength training and children. Many still worry it could stunt growth or cause injury—...

What's the best way to take care of patients? 🤔 Take care of the team first! This philosophy shapes everything we do at RPI. Patients feel the difference — and clinicians do too. Morgan Weinzapfel digs deeper into this on our latest blog post- check it out!

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Why We Put Our Team First (And How That Helps Our Patients) | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute In healthcare, you often hear the phrase “patients come first.” And of course they should. But at RPI, we believe something important comes before even that. Great patient care starts with taking care of the people providing it. Physical therapy is a relationship-based profession. It requires li...

Youth baseball injuries are rising — but many are preventable. ⚾️🥎

In Part 2 of our series, Jake Sullivan, one of our PTs that specializes in baseball, breaks down three key ways to keep young athletes healthy and on the field this season.

If you’re a parent, coach, or player, this is a must-read‼️

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How To Keep Your Youth Baseball Player Healthy (Part 2) | Rehabilitation & Performance Institute If you missed Part 1, check it out here: https://rehabilitationperformance.com/how-to-keep-your-youth-baseball-player-healthy-part-1/ Part 1 focused primarily on avoiding overuse, which is likely the lowest-hanging fruit when it comes to youth baseball injuries. Now that we’ve covered that, let’...

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